Despite the continuing political interest in the usefulness of tax competition and tax coordination as well as the wealth of theoretical analyses, it still remains open whether or when tax competition is harmful. Moreover, the influence of tax differentials on multinationals' decisions is still...

This paper investigates whether the size of multinationals? real investments in a high-tax country is affected by profit shifting activities. A simple theoretical analysis shows that tax rates abroad impact the cost of capital in the presence of profit shifting activities of multinational...

We analyze the impact of tax loss treatment on the size and structure of multinational investments. Basically, two effects of tax loss treatment can be expected. First, firms make their investment decisions in the face of potential future losses. Then, the various types of conceivable loss...

Tax planning with intangibles has become one of the most popular and most vividly debated topics in international taxation. We incorporate various intellectual property (IP) tax planning models into forward-looking measures of effective tax rates, namely the disposal of intangibles to low-tax...

Am 16. März 2011 hat die Europäische Kommission einen Richtlinienentwurf (RLE) für eine "Gemeinsame Konsolidierte Körperschaftsteuer-Bemessungsgrundlage (GKKB)" vorgelegt. Die darin enthaltenen Normen zur harmonisierten Ermittlung der steuerlichen Bemessungsgrundlage weisen jedoch aufgrund...

In diesem Beitrag wird aufgezeigt, dass die Harmonisierung der Gewinnermittlung innerhalb der EU zahlreiche Zusatzvorteile aufweist und dass es sich lohnt, die Arbeiten an der GKB / GUB zu einem erfolgreichen Abschluss zu bringen. Mit einer GKB / GUB lassen sich für zahlreiche, seit langem...